PEAG

wampum, peag, wampumpeag

(noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peag (uncountable)

Wampum.

Anagrams

• PAGE, Page, gape, page

Source: Wiktionary


Peag, n. [Written also peage, peak, peeke.] [Prob. of North Amer. Indian origin.]

Definition: A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to polished white cylindrical beads.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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